The first half passed by with just eight total shots for the Aces and Jaguars combined, with just three being put on goal.
In the second half, the Jaguars found their breakthrough as Jillian Steinbrink whipped a ball across the face of the goal that Valentine Pursey volleyed into the back of the net to give IUPUI a 1-0 lead.
UE had its chances in the second frame as the Aces fired eight total shots with a pair on-goal, but could not find the equalizer.
“Obviously, the girls fought at the end, but we gave them too many good looks and we didn’t convert on the chances we had,” said UE women’s soccer head coach Krista McKendree. “We had three breakaways and we have to put one of those away and that’s unfortunate for us because our defense can only hold them off for so long. For us, when we get those looks we have to put them away.”
Senior Montana Portenier led the way for UE with four total shots, two on-goal, in the loss. The Aces were outshot by IUPUI, 13-11, but UE edged the Jaguars in corner kicks, 5-2.
The Aces hit the road for the first time in the 2017 regular season as UE travels to take on the Fort Wayne Mastodons at Noon (CDT) on Sunday in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
